PREFACE. 
This little Manual is abridged and trans- 
lated from a popular and practical treatise 
on the culture and management of Bees in 
France, examined theoretically and experi- 
mentally, and approved by the agronomic so- 
cieties, and the public authorities of the de- 
partments. The author does not pretend to 
absolute originality in his work, but says 
that, like the Bee, he has extracted the nec- 
tar and essence from every preceding trea- 
tise on the subject; and by accurate observa- 
tions, and laborious experiments, he has 
obtained the most happy and satisiactory 
results. 
Believing that I cold not render a more 
acceptable service to that class of the com- 
munity to whom it is dedicated, particularly 
in the interior and western districts, I have 
put it into a plain country dress, and offer it 
to their notice and matronage, on its own 
merits, without any apology for its style. 
SILAS DINSMOOR. 
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